Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Geographical Vocabulary II compiled by Leo Latinus.

Haec vocabula geographica II
excerpsit et in Latinum convertit
Dr. Nicolaus Groß
LEO LATINUS
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ex Orbe Picto pentaglotto excerpta et Latīnē reddita; CORBEIL, Jean-Claude/ ARCHAMBAULT, Ariane: PONS Bildwörterbuch Deutsch-Englisch-Französisch-Spanisch-Italienisch Stuttgart etc (Ernst Klett Sprachen) 2003.

cartography                            chartographia,-ae 1f
Earth coordinate system          systēma coordinātārum terrestrium 3n
North Pole                              polus boreālis 2m
Arctic Circle                           Circulus Polāris Arcticus 2m
Tropic of Cancer                    Tropicus Cancrī 2m
equator                                  circulus aequātor 2m; circulus aequinoctiālis 2m
Tropic of Capricorn                Tropicus Capricornī 2m
Antarctic Circle                      Circulus Polāris Antarcticus 2m
South Pole                              Polus Austrālis 2m
Southern hemisphere               hēmisphaerium austrāle 2n
Northern hemisphere               hēmisphaerium septentriōnāle 2n
Western hemisphere                hēmisphaerium occidentāle 2n
Eastern hemisphere                  hēmisphaerium orientāle 2n
hemispheres                            hēmisphaer•ia,-iōrum 2npl
grid system                              systēma rēticulātum 3n
lines of latitude                         līneae lātitūdinis 1fpl
Arctic Circle                            Circulus Polāris Arcticus 2m
lines of longitude                       līneae longitūdinis 1fpl
Eastern meridian                       (circulus) merīdiānus orientālis 2m
prime meridian                          (circulus) merīdiānus prīncipālis 2m
Western meridian                      (circulus) merīdiānus occidentālis 2m
parallel                                     circulus parallēlus 2m
Antarctic Circle                       Circulus Polāris Antarcticus 2m
Tropic of Capricorn                 Tropicus Capricornī 2m
equator                                    circulus aequātor; circulus aequinoctiālis 2m
Tropic of Cancer                      Tropicus Cancrī 2m
map projections                        prōiectiōnēs chartographicae 3fpl
plane projection                        prōiectiō plāna 3f
conic projection                        prōiectiō cōnica 3f
cylindrical projection                 prōiectiō cylindrica 3f
interrupted projection                prōiectiō interrupta 3f

compass card                            rosa ventōrum 1f
North                                        boreās, -ae 1m; septentriō, -ōnis 3m
North-Northeast                       boreo-boreo-oriēns, -ntis 3m
Northeast                                 boreo-oriēns, -ntis 3m
East-Northeast                         orienti-boreo-oriēns, -is 3m
East                                         oriēns, -ntis 3m
East-Southeast                         orienti-austri-oriēns, -ntis 3m
Southeast                                 austri-oriēns, -ntis 3m
South-Southeast                       austri-austri-oriēns, -ntis 3m
South                                       merīdiēs, -ēī 5m; auster, -trī 2m
South-Southwest                      austri-austri-occidēns, -ntis 3m
Southwest                                austri-occidēns, -ntis 3m
West-Southwest                      occidenti-austri-occidēns, -ntis 3m
West                                       occidēns, -ntis 3m
West-Northwest                     occidenti-boreo-occidēns, -ntis 3m
Northwest                               boreo-occidēns, -ntis 3m
North-Northwest                     boreo-boreo-occidēns, -ntis 3m


political map                             tabula polītica 1f
province                                   prōvincia, -ae 1f
city                                           urbs, urbis 1f
capital                                      caput, capitis 3n; urbs prīncipālis 3f
state                                        cīvitās foederālis 3f
country                                    terra, -ae 1f
frontier                                    līmes internātiōnālis 3m
internal boundary                     līmes internus 3m


physical map                           tabula physica 1f
mountain range                        tractus montium 4m
bay                                         sinus (maritimus) 4m
sea                                         mare, -is 3n
strait                                    fretum, -i 2n
island                                   īnsula, -ae 1f
estuary                                 aestuārium, -ī 2n
lake                                     lacus, -ūs 4m
archipelago                          archipelagus, -ī 2m
peninsula                              paenīnsula, -ae 1f
isthmus                                 isthmus, -ī 2m
river                                     flūmen, -inis 3n; fluvius, -ī 2m; amnis, -is 3m
plain                                     plānitiēs, -ēī 5f
cape                                     prōmunturium, -ī 2n
gulf                                      sinus maris 4m; culfum, -ī 2n
plateau                                 paramus, -ī 2m; oropedium, -ī 2n
river                                     flūmen, -inis 3n; fluvius, -ī 2m; amnis, -is 3m
massif                                  massa montium 1f
ocean                                  ōceanus, -ī 2m


urban map                           tabula urbāna 1f
railway                                ferrivia, -ae 1f
railway station                     statiō ferriviāria 3f
bridge                                 pōns, pontis 3m
park                                   viridārium, -ī 2n
cemetery                            coemetērium, -ī 2n
monument                          monumentum, -ī 2n
motorway                          strāta autocīnētica 1f
district                               tribus, -ūs 4f
boulevard                          calodromus, -ī 2m
public building                   aedificium pūblicum 2n
avenue                              ambulācrum, -ī 2n
street                                via, -ae 1f
roundabout                       circuitus viālis 4m
traffic circle                       circuitus viālis 4m
ring road                           via circumvectōria 1f
beltway                             via circumvectōria 1f 
woods                              silva, -ae 1f
river                                 flūmen, -inis 3n; fluvius, -ī 2m; amnis, -is 3m
suburbs                            suburbium, -ī 2n



road map                         tabula viāria 1f
motorway number            numerus strātae autocīnēticae 2m
road                                via, -ae 1f; strāta, -ae 1f
road number                    numerus viae 2m
airport                             aeriportus, -ūs 4m
national park                   viridārium nātiōnāle 2n
scenic route                     via graphica 1f
point of interest               rēs vīsenda 5f
secondary road              via secundāria 1f
ring motorway                strāta autocīnētica circumvectōria 1f
service area                    ārea administrātīva 1f
rest area                         ārea quiētālis 1f
motorway                       strāta autocīnētica 1f

remote sensing                tēledētēctiō,-ōnis 3f
radar                              radar, -āris 3n (=dētēctrum radio- ēlectricum)
airborne radar                radar āerium 3n
transmitted pulse            impulsus ēlectromagnēticus 4m
echo                               ēchō, -ūs 4f; ēchō, -ōn, 2f; ēchō, -ō 4f
target                              scopus, -ī 2m
Radarsat satellite             satelles  "Radarsat" 3c
solar array                       generātrum sōlāre 2n
radar antenna                  antemna radārica 1f
X-band antenna               antemna taeniae 1f
payload module               modulus sarcinae ūtilis 2m
bus module                      modulus energeticus 2m
thruster                            prōpulsāmentum, -ī 2n
Earth sensor                     dētēctrum terrestre 2n
Sun sensor                       dētēctrum sōlāre 2n
remote command            antenna (antemna) tēlēmoderābile 1f
support structure             sustentāculum, -ī 2n
radar beam                    fascis radāricus 3m
sensor swath                  striga radārica 1f
sona                               sonar, sonāris 3n
ship                                nāvis,-is 3f; nāvigium, -ī 2n
echo                                      ēchō, -ūs 4f; ēchō, -ōn, 2f; ēchō, -ō 4f
target                                     scopus, -ī 2m
ultrasound waves emission      ēmissiō undārum ultrāsonicārum 3f
satellite remote sensing            tēledētēctiō satellitica 3f
energy source                             fōns energīae 3m
passive sensor                           dētēctrum passīvum 2n
data recording                           registrātiō datōrum 3f
active sensor                             dētēctrum āctīvum 2n
data processing                         pertractātiō datōrum 3f
data reception                          receptiō datōrum 3f
data transmission                     trānsmissiō datōrum 3f
target                                      scopus, -ī 2m
artificial radiation                     radiātiō artificiālis 3f
reflection                                reflexiō, -ōnis 3f
natural radiation                      radiātiō nātūrālis 3f
Section of the Earth’s crust     sectiō crustae terrestris 3f
deep-sea floor                        fundus abyssī 2m
sea level                                 aequor maris 3n
mountain range                       tractus montium 4m
intrusive rocks                        saxa intrūsīva 2npl
volcano                                  mōns ignivomus 3m
igneous rocks                         saxa ēruptīva 2npl
granitic layer                           strātum granīticum 2n
metamorphic rocks                 saxa metamorphica 2npl
sedimentary rocks                  saxa sedimentāria 2npl
basaltic layer                         strātum basanīticum 2n

structure of the Earth                 strūctūra terrae 1f
Earth’s crust                             crusta terrestris 1f
oceanic crust                            crusta ōceanica 1f
continental crust                        crusta continentālis 1f
lithosphere                                lithosphaera, -ae 1f
asthenosphere                           asthenosphaera, -ae 1f
Mohorovicic discontinuity          discontinuitās Mohoroviciciāna 3f
Gutenberg discontinuity             discontinuitās Gutenbergiāna 3f
upper mantle                             indūmentum superius 2n
lower mantle                             indūmentum īnferius 2n
outer core                                 nucleus externus 2m
inner core                                 nucleus internus 2m

tectonic plates                            lāminae tectonicae 1fpl
North American Plate                lāmina boreo-americāna 1f
Cocos Plate                              lāmina Īnsulārum Cocoīnārum 1f
Caribbean Plate                        lāmina Caribica 1f
Pacific Plate                              lāmina Ōceanī Pācificī 1f
Nazca Plate                              lāmina Nazcaniāna 1f
Scotia Plate                              lāmina Scōtiae 1f
South American Plate                lāmina austro-americāna 1f
African Plate                             lāmina āfricāna 1f
Antarctic Plate                          lāmina antarctica 1f
Australian-Indian Plate              lāmina indoaustrāliāna 1f
Philippine Plate                          lāmina philippīniāna 1f
Eurasian Plate                            lāmina eurasiatica 1f


subduction                                    zōna subductiōnis 1f
transform plate boundaries             trānsfōrmātio lāminārum 3f
convergent plate boundaries           convergentia lāminārum 3f
divergent plate boundaries              dīvergentia lāminārum 1f
earthquake                                     terraemōtus, -ūs 4m
epicenter                                        epicentrum, -ī 2n
depth of focus                                 prōfunditās hypocentrī 3f
fault                                                disiectūra, -ae 1f (geologica)
focus                                              hypocentrum, -ī 2n
seismic wave                                  unda sīsmica 1f
Earth’s crust                                   crusta terrestris 1f
isoseismal line                                 līnea īsosīsmica 1f
seismograph                                  sīsmographum, -ī 2n
horizontal seismograph                  sīsmographum horizontāle 2n
vertical seismograph                     sīsmographum verticāle 2n
pen                                             graphium, -ī 2n
mass                                          massa, -ae 1f
rotating drum                             cylindrus versātilis 2m
horizontal ground movement     mōtiō solī horizontālis 3f
seismogram                             sīsmogramma, -atis 3n
vertical ground movement        mōtiō solī verticālis 3f
bedrock                                  saxum basāle 2n
stand                                      statūmen, -inis 3n
pillar                                      pīla pendulāris 1f
spring                                    elatēr, -ēris 3m; elastrum, -ī 2n